"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should certainly include the right to marry the person you love," he noted.

Echoing those sentiments was State Rep. Karen Clark and Sen. Scott Dibble, who are both openly gay.

"I wish everybody could be right here and see what I see," Dibble, who thanked his husband of four years during his speech, noted. "Today is a day for rejoicing and celebrating in Minnesota. The dream of a life filled with joy, a happy, healthy family -- that sounds so normal -- and it's gonna come true."

Dibble went on to call the bill's passing "a legacy we can be proud of."

The first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples will be allowed to tie the knot when the law takes effect on Aug. 1.

New York lawmakers <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/24/new-york-gay-marriage_n_907901.html" target="_blank">legalized same-sex marriage on July 24, 2011</a>, making it the largest state at the time to pass such legislation.